SQL Delete

The SQL DELETE statement allows you to delete a record from the database.

The DELETE command uses a WHERE clause. If you don't use a WHERE clause, all rows in the table will be deleted. Again, as with the UPDATE statement, the syntax for a basic DELETE statement is similar to a SELECT statement.

SQL statement

Source Table

IndividualId

FirstName

LastName

UserName

1

Fred

Flinstone

freddo

2

Homer

Simpson

homey

3

Homer

Brown

notsofamous

4

Ozzy

Ozzbourne

sabbath

5

Homer

Gain

noplacelike

6

Benny

Hill

funnyman

Result

Now if we select all records from the table, we see that record 6 has been deleted.